David Crane | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Brandeis University |
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Years active | 1987–present |
Notable work | Friends Episodes |
Partner | Jeffrey Klarik |
Relatives | Milton Rackmil (stepfather) |
David Crane (born August 13, 1957) is an American writer and producer. He is best known as one of the co-creators of the television sitcoms Friends and Episodes .
Crane was born [1] [2] in West New York, New Jersey, the son of Joan Crane and veteran Philadelphia television personality Gene Crane. He attended Harriton High School in Pennsylvania and graduated from there in 1975. [3] He is a 1979 graduate of Brandeis University. [4]
He and his husband, Jeffrey Klarik [5] [6] [7] (creator of Half & Half , [8] co-producer Mad About You [9] ), created the 2006 ensemble sitcom The Class . [10]
In 2011, Crane and Klarik created a sitcom called Episodes for the BBC. Airing first in the US on Showtime on Sunday January 9, 2011 [11] and then on BBC Two on Monday January 10, 2011, [12] it features Friends star Matt LeBlanc and Green Wing's Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig.
Year | Title | Creator | Executive producer | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1987 | Everything's Relative | No | No | No | Yes | Episode: "It Had to Be You and You" |
1990–1993 | Dream On | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator of 119 episodes Writer of 17 episodes Producer of 14 episodes Co-Executive Producer of 40 episodes Creative Consultant of 24 episodes CableACE Award for Comedy Series (1992) CableACE Award for Writing a Comedy Series for episode "For Peter's Sake" (1993) Nominated – CableACE Award for Comedy Series (1991, 1993, 1994) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for episode "For Peter's Sake" (1993) |
1991 | Sunday Dinner | No | No | No | Yes | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
1992–1993 | The Powers That Be | Yes | No | No | Yes | 21 episodes; Writer 2 episodes (teleplay) Episode: "The Love Child (Part 1 & 2)" (1992) |
1993 | Family Album | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 6 episodes Writer of 2 episodes Executive Producer of 6 episodes |
1994 | Couples | No | No | No | No | Television Movie Associate Producer |
1994–2004 | Friends | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator/Executive Producer of 236 episodes Writer of 18 episodes Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series (2002) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (2002) TV Quick Award for Best Comedy Show (2004) Nominated – Gold Derby Award for Episode of the Year for episode "The Last One (Part 1 & 2)" (2004) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003) |
1996 | Crashendo | No | No | No | Yes | Short film; Story by |
1997–2000 | Veronica's Closet | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 67 episodes Writer of 3 episodes (including "Unaired Pilot") Executive Producer of 67 episodes (including "Unaired Pilot") |
1998–2000 | Jesse | No | Yes | No | No | Executive Producer of 34 episodes |
2004–2006 | Joey | No | No | No | No | 46 episodes; character developer: Joey Tribbiani |
2006–2007 | The Class | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator of 19 episodes Writer of 6 episodes Executive Producer of 19 episodes |
2011–2017 | Episodes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Creator/Writer/Executive Producer for 41 episodes Nantucket Film Festival Award for Creative Impact in Television Writing Award (2017) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode Seven" (2011) Nominated – Writers Guild Award for New Series (2012) Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy (2013) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "209" (2013) Nominated – Writers Guild Award for Episodic Comedy for episode "Episode Nine" (2013) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode 305" (2014) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for episode "Episode 409" (2015) |
2021 | Friends: The Reunion | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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